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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 29 Mar 2001

Vol. 533 No. 5

Written Answers. - Ministerial Appointments.

Frances Fitzgerald

Question:

73 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the number of appointments made to boards, both semi-State and private, under the aegis of her Department in each of the past years 1997-2001; if she will give, in regard to each year and each board to which appointments were made, the number and percentage of males and females appointed to each board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9324/01]

The information sought by the Deputy is in the following schedule.

Schedule
Department of Public Enterprise
Appointments to Boards since July 1997
(W.D. = Worker Director, appointed by the Minister following employee elections)

Organisation

Year

Total Number on Board

No. of Appointments

Male

% of Total Board

Female

% of Total Board

Aer Lingus

1997

12

2

2

17%

0

0%

1998

12

4 (2 W.D.)

3

25%

1

8%

1999

12

2 (1 W.D.)

2

17%

0

0%

2000

12

3 (1 W.D.)

3

25%

0

0%

Aer Rianta

1997

9

2

2

22%

0

0%

1998

9

4 (3 W.D.)

3

33%

1

11%

1999

9

1

1

11%

0

0%

2000

9

0

0

0%

0

0%

Bord Gáis Éireann

1997

9

0

0

0%

0

0%

1998

9

3

3

33%

0

0%

1999

9

1

1

11%

0

0%

2000

9

1

1

11%

0

0%

Bord na Móna

1997

12

1

1

8%

0

0%

1998

12

0

0

0%

0

0%

1999

12

5 (4 W.D.)

5

42%

0

0%

2000

12

2

2

17%

0

0%

2001

12

1

1

8%

0

0%

Córas Iompair Éireann

1997

12

4 (4 W.D.)

3

25%

1

8%

1998

12

4

3

25%

1

8%

1999

12

0

0

0%

0

0%

2000

12

2

1

17%

1

17%

2001

12

2

2

17%

0

0%

Electricity Supply Board

1997

12

1

1

8%

0

0%

1998

12

0

0

0%

0

0%

1999

12

4 (4 W.D.)

4

33%

0

0%

2000

12

2

1

8%

1

8%

2001

12

1

1

8%

0

0%

Irish Aviation Authority

1997

9

0

0

0

0

0%

1998

9

3

1

11%

2

22%

1999

9

2

2

22%

0

0%

2000

9

2

1

11%

1

11%

Irish National Petroleum Corporation of

1997

11

0

0

0%

0

0%

Ireland (INPC)

1998

11

4

4

36%

0

0%

1999

11

2

2

18%

0

0%

2000

11

0

0

0%

0

0%

An Post

1997

15

2

1

7%

1

7%

1998

15

2

2

13%

0

0%

1999

15

1

0

0%

1

0%

2000

15

5 (5 W.D.)

5

33%

0

0%

2001

15

3

3

20%

0

0%

Telecom Éireann

1997

12

7

6

50%

1

8%

1998

12

1

1

8%

0

0%

*1999*

12

10

10

83%

0

0%

Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland

1997

12

0

0

0%

0

0%

1998

12

0

0

0%

0

0%

1999

12

0

0

0%

0

0%

2000

12

5

4

33%

1

8%

Energy Advisory Board (established in

1998

11

9

82%

2

18%

1994)

1999

0

0

0%

0

0%

2000

0

0

0%

0

0%

EirGrid plc.

2001

8

7

6

75%

1

13%

*Privatised with effect from 1 July 1999.

Frances Fitzgerald

Question:

74 Ms. Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Defence the number of appointments made to boards, both semi-State and private, under the aegis of his Department in each of the past years 1997-2001; if he will give, in regard to each year and each board to which appointments were made, the number and percentage of males and females appointed to each board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9325/01]

The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table:

Year

No. of appointments

No. of male

% male

No. of female

% female

Army Pensions Board

19971998199920002001

2131nil

2131

100%100%100%100%

0000

0%0%0%0%

Central Council of the Irish Red Cross

19971998199920002001

16nilnil17nil

913

56%76%

74

44%24%

Coiste an Asgard

19971998199920002001

11213nil

9212

81%100%100%66%

2001

19%0%0%34%

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